counseling room; counselling room; consulting room; advisory centre
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
to yell; to rant; to rave
to be enraged; to flip out
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
betrothal; wedding; marriage into a family; adoption
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
interference; intervention; meddling
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to rest one's chin in one's hands
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
to exchange (messages, thoughts, etc.); to communicate
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
abandonment of the status quo; destroying the status quo; overthrowing the present situation
firm; strong; solid; stable
to be frank; to drop all pretense
out of hand; uncontrollable; out of control; messy
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
important person; strategic person; key figure
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
(one acting as a) foster parent
jumping to a hasty conclusion
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat